You were right from the start

Would you believe that I missed Jaymay on Conan last night! I totally set my alarm and everything so that I could wake up in time. But still, I missed it. Must've slept through the damn thing. Anywho, it's ok because I was able to watch the whole thing on nbc's site here. So if you haven't seen it, check it out. She played "Gray or Blue" and it was great! I'm hoping that I can make it out to her Mercury Lounge show next week even though I have a baby shower to go to that night. But we'll see.


Jaymay's new CD, Autumn Fallin' came out today in the US and I picked up a copy at the Virgin Megastore in Union Sqaure this afternoon. I also picked up MGMT and asked the lady at the checkout counter how long this $10 sale was going to last. And to my surprise she said that it's an ongoing thing, just with different releases every now and then. Mr. Branson, how can you afford to do that? So cool! I'd never been in there before so I had no clue, but I must say that's pretty effing awesome and I'll be visitng the store often.

I didn't make it out to the Lightspeed Champion show on Saturday night in Brooklyn (did anyone else get caught in that never ending rain storm?) but I'm sure Dev was great.

I guess all the cool kids are in Austin for SXSW this week. I hope to go one of these years. At least we can be pretty sure that everyone playing the festival will at some point come through New York, so I'm sure I'll have a chance to catch all of the next big things later on

I hardly saw any episodes of Project Runway this season, but caught enough to know that Christian was probably the one to beat. And I'm glad to see that he won. I'm even more glad that SNL decided to do a skit on him because it is hilarious. You can watch the video below.

It's totally Conan!

For those of you who do not know, the wonderfully talented Jaymay will perform on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Monday, March 10th. No idea what song shes doing, but that doesn't even matter! This is totally going to be her year. She's already been in both Nylon and Paste magazines and once she plays SXSW next week, it's a done deal. She's going to be huge. ABC, I hope to hear "Ill Willed" person on Gray's Anatomy at some point in the next couple of months.

Jaymay's CD, Autumn Fallin, comes out here in the states Tuesday, March 11th. You better go get it. For details on her SXSW shows, visit her MySpace blog. And if you're like me and not lucky enough to go to SXSW this year, you can still catch her at Mercury Lounge Wednesday, March 19th.

I feel better now I've seen you

It seems like I have less and less time every day for blogging, but I figure at the very least, I can try to write short little recaps of shows I go to. Now that can't take too much time right?

Last night Georgia, Dirk and I saw Lightspeed Champion at Mercury Lounge. I had been looking forward to this show for some time and Dev did not disappoint. But first...

The opening band was Hey Hey My My all the way from Paris. Check out some songs here. Don't worry, they sing in English. I really enjoyed their set, especially when what seemed like quiet songs at first would explode and be rocked out towards the end. I particularly enjoyed the "get along, get along" song, and regret not singing along when the lead singer invited the crowd to join in.

During said performance, Dirk went to get a drink and spotted Dev in the crowd. He told him that I was a big fan and was standing up front so that I'd have a good spot for Lightspeed's set. That's true. He also told Dev that I was too nervous to go up and say hi. Dev, that's totally not true. And as a matter of fact, after Lightspeed's set, Georgia and I crowded around with some others and waited to say a quick hello. But I'm jumping ahead.

Once Hey Hey My My finished their set, everyone moved up to get a closer spot for Lightspeed. I've decided that it's so silly to stand in the middle of the floor when you know you really want to be right up front. Don't wait for other people to go right up front. If you want to be in the front, dammit go up there and stand by the speakers and be proud of the fact that you're such a big dork. It didn't bother me in the slightest.


Dev received a warm and generous round of applause when he took the stage. Only other person on stage with him was Mike Sidell playing violin. Dev seemed genuinely humbled and happy to have a sold out crowd there to see him perform. He said that he was nervous, but I couldn't really tell, he did such a fantastic job. He played "Galaxy of the Lost," "No Surprise" (a song he wrote for his mother), "Dry Lips," "Tell Me What It's Worth," "Midnight Surprise" and "Everyone I Know Is Listening to Crunk." He made the crowd laugh after every song and seemed to be having a great time. He also did a cover of the Strokes' song "Heart in a Cage" which sounded brilliant. After "Dry Lips," he said that he only had one song left, and everyone made that sad booing sound. But he actually had two left (I guess he always forgets about "Tell Me What It's Worth"). And while "Midnight Surprise" was meant to be the last song, cheers and yells from the audience brought Dev back on stage to play one more. After several suggestions were shouted from the crowd (my vote was for Waiting Game) Dev and Mike settled on "Xanadu!" I LOVE Lightspeed's version of this song, and myself and a few others really enjoyed singing "Ju Ju Bug. Xanadu!"

After the final song, the club tried to hurry everyone out so that they could get ready for the night's next show. Georgia and I were able to say a quick hello to Dev before being ushered out. All in all, Lightspeed made a fantastic return to the big city and a good time was had by all.

On the train ride home, we saw John Waters in the next car and got super excited. I really wanted to tell him how much I love Cry Baby, Hairspray and A Dirty Shame, but I'm sure he gets that all the time. Ok, well maybe not so much for A Dirty Shame 'cause I don't think that many people have seen it, but definitely for the other two.

I'm about 75% sure that I'll attend the Union Pool show on Saturday. I've never been to Union Hall, and you know how I love going to "new" venues! If I go, maybe I'll get to hear Waiting Game.

For more pictures, go here. Oh and just so you know, I'm still trying to figure out how to maneuver all of the 8 million different functions on my camera, so don't expect expert pics or anything. I just do what I can.